Horse racing included in National Agricultural Show fanfare

The National Agricultural Show which began on Monday, will feature horse racing at the annual event.

The show spokesperson Geoffrey Pheko said although in the past 20 years there was no horse racing, they decided to introduce it to add flair to the event. 

He said changing the venue of the show from the old fairgrounds to the new one in Sebele made it possible to include the races. "In the past years, we did not have enough space to host the horse racing events," said Pheko.He also said the private sector and banks have started showing confidence in the agricultural sector, considering the number of sponsors that are associated with the show this year.

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